"I've tested many a Bluetooth speaker, but never had the chance to experience one from Bang & Olufsen. I had a good idea what to expect from this ~5" round device, and when I pulled it from its box, I wasn't quite sure what to think. It's small, but has some heft, so I wasn't exactly sure if this little speaker could live up to the Bang & Olufsen reputation. Boy, was I wrong."
"As soon as I had the speaker out of the box, I paired it with my Pixel 9 Pro and decided to play Purity Ring's new album "Purity Ring" (don't you love a good self-titled album?). I did nothing to the speaker, save for connecting it to my phone. I decided not to even check if there was an app for customizing the sound because I wanted to hear the speaker as the B&O engineers intended it, and I'm glad I did."
The Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 3 is a compact, approximately 5-inch round Bluetooth speaker with a noticeable heft. Pairing with a Pixel 9 Pro and playing Purity Ring's self-titled album revealed immediate, breathy vocal reproduction and a wide soundstage uncommon for its size. No app-based tuning was used to allow the speaker to perform as engineered, resulting in delicate mids and detailed layering across tracks. The speaker presents bass that supports tracks without overwhelming them, offering musical balance rather than heavy thumping. Overall performance exceeds expectations for a portable speaker of this form factor.
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